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Evidence Guide: SFIDIVE305B - Undertake emergency procedures in diving operations using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

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SFIDIVE305B - Undertake emergency procedures in diving operations using self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Perform surface standby-diver activities for divers using SCUBA

  1. Surface standby-diver activities during operations conform to appropriate emergency/rescue procedures according to the equipment used.
  2. A state of readiness to ensure prompt action in the event of an emergency is maintained at all times.
Surface standby-diver activities during operations conform to appropriate emergency/rescue procedures according to the equipment used.

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A state of readiness to ensure prompt action in the event of an emergency is maintained at all times.

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Perform in-water standby-diver activities using SCUBA

  1. In-water standby-diver activities conform to appropriate emergency/rescue procedures according to the equipment used.
  2. Communication lines are maintained with the surface team to ensure all necessary rescue action is undertaken.
In-water standby-diver activities conform to appropriate emergency/rescue procedures according to the equipment used.

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Communication lines are maintained with the surface team to ensure all necessary rescue action is undertaken.

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Employ correct techniques for emergency situations when using SCUBA

  1. Assistance is given in the recovery of an unconscious or injured diver from the surface to dry land or the deck of a dive platform in a manner that prevents further injury.
  2. Ascent in an emergency situation is managed by controlling buoyancy, while identifying an emergency situation where shedding weights may be necessary.
Assistance is given in the recovery of an unconscious or injured diver from the surface to dry land or the deck of a dive platform in a manner that prevents further injury.

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Ascent in an emergency situation is managed by controlling buoyancy, while identifying an emergency situation where shedding weights may be necessary.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

perform standby-diver duties

apply emergency/rescue procedures to:

conscious diver

unconscious diver

undertake in-water resuscitation

recover a distressed diver and apply first aid

free ascend correctly and safely

communicate and follow instructions.

Assessment must confirm knowledge of:

physical emergency procedures

treatment of medical emergencies

hyperthermia and hypothermia

shedding weights in emergency situations

inflation procedures and free-ascent practices.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment is to be conducted at the workplace or in a simulated work environment.

Resources may include:

suitable diving environment

diving equipment for SCUBA diving operations as listed in the range of variables.

Method of assessment

The following assessment methods are suggested:

observation of practical demonstration

written or oral short-answer testing

practical exercises.

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed holistically with other diving units.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

applying emergency first aid procedures

applying emergency/rescue procedures in accordance with the situation

dressing appropriately for standby-diver duties and maintaining a state of readiness

free ascending correctly completing proper drills during ascent and on the surface

giving expired-air resuscitation to a surfaced diver while in the water

maintaining communication with diver's tender and following instructions

recovering a diver in distress to the surface

using a safety line to locate a diver in distress.

Literacy skills used for:

completing 'dive accident medical information' forms

following an emergency action plan

keeping records

reading dive tables

reading diver's first aid literature

reading regulations and industry guidelines.

Numeracy skills used for:

making calculations involving pressure, volume and temperature relationships

using decompression information while underwater.

Required knowledge

effective methods to handle a range of physical emergencies

emergencies that may occur during diving operations in the seafood or ornamental/aquarium industry

free-ascent practices and associated dangers and limitations

need for and limitations of shedding weights in particular emergency situations

procedures related to the use of equipment in relation to identified emergencies

risk of hyperthermia or hypothermia when fully dressed as a standby diver

suit inflation and buoyancy compensator inflation procedures

treatment of medical emergencies.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant government regulations, licensing and other compliance requirements may include:

business or workplace operations, policies and practices

maritime and occupational diving operations, and safety at sea

OHS hazard identification, risk assessment and control.

OHS guidelines may include:

appropriate workplace provision of first aid kits

codes of practice, regulations and/or guidance notes which may apply in a jurisdiction or industry sector

enterprise-specific OHS procedures, policies or standards

hazard and risk assessment of workplace, maintenance activities and control measures

induction or training of staff in relevant OHS procedures and/or requirements to allow them to carry out their duties in a safe manner

OHS training register

safe systems and procedures for outdoor work, including protection from solar radiation, confined space entry and the protection of people in the workplace

systems and procedures for the safe maintenance of property, machinery and equipment, including hydraulics and exposed moving parts

the appropriate use, maintenance and storage of PPE.

PPE may include:

buoyancy vest or personal floatation device (PFD)

personal locator beacon or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

protective outdoor clothing for tropical conditions

sun protection (e.g. sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses).

Operations may include:

cleaning and maintaining display tanks

collecting aquatic animals:

abalone

beche-de-mer

broodstock or seedstock

crayfish, lobsters and crabs

ornamental fish, live, rock, corals and other invertebrate

other molluscs

pearls

sea urchins and sponges

seaweed or aquatic plants

collecting dead stock

collecting environmental water samples

eradicating or releasing predators

from a beach

from a jetty

from a vessel

installing, servicing and maintaining ponds, farm environment, cages and associated equipment

retrieving lost tools and equipment

tending aquaculture animals.

Equipment may include:

breathing apparatus:

demand type (e.g. band mask and helmet)

free-flow type

buoyancy compensator

catch bags

communication systems:

topside and diver

power supply

tape recorders and tapes

depth-measuring instruments

diver's clothing

diving watch

gauges

knives

main and reserve air supplies

safety harness

shot-line

weights, fins and masks.

Emergency may include:

entanglement

entrapment

injury

malfunctioning equipment

medical

predator.

Communication may include:

hand signals

lifeline signals

slate

voice.

Assistance may include:

disentangle

in-water surface resuscitation

remove cause of entrapment

rescue:

conscious diver

unconscious diver.

Ascent may include:

buoyancy compensator

lifeline

shedding weights

stage

underwater propulsion device

with and without air supply.

Shedding weights may include:

mid-water

seabed

surface.